Category: Opinion
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Ondo is not lucky part 7: How over N35B approved for roads allegedly disappear
By Kennedy Peretei In less than 28 days, the people of Ondo State will carry their destinies in their own thumbs. To decide whether they wish to continue with a government that has inflicted so much pain on them or choose a new dawn for themselves. The people have beamed their search light on the…
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Ondo Is Not Lucky part 6: How Aiyedatiwa approved over N2.4b for phoney renovation projects
By Ikantu Peretei. In the last 48 hours, it has become more clearly evident that, with Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Governor, Ondo State will continue to suffer, perhaps, more than we have ever suffered before as a people. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Akure South Local Government “Road Walk” in Akure, the State capital, on…
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Aiyedatiwa’s Forestry Vision: A Path to Sustainable Growth in Ondo State – Obayangban
As the Ondo State governorship election draws closer, sustainable development takes centre stage, especially in the vital forestry sector. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, is attracting attention with his plans to revitalise this crucial area of the state’s economy. Chief Bidemi Obayangban, Special Assistant to the Governor on Forestry (South), has recently…
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Ondo Is Not Lucky Part 5: Exposing The Dilapidated Ondo City’s Stadium
By Kennedy Peretei The much hyped Flag-off Campaign by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the Ondo City Stadium on Saturday, 12th October, 2024 was not only a show of shame but an anticlimax. The Stadium which hosted various high calibre sporting events in the past was a ghost of its former self with dilapidated pavilion as…
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NNPC Revamp And Repositioning As Downstream Sector Deregulates
The sudden withdrawal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as sole off-taker or sole distributor of Dangote Refinery’s Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol and the price hike of the product that immediately followed at its filling stations and the outlets of other marketers appeared to have thrown the nation into confusion…
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Ondo is not lucky part 3: The Collapse of health sector under Aiyedatiwa
By Kennedy Peretei It is a common saying that, “Health is Wealth”. The Ondo State health sector has completely collapsed under the watch of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who wants us to believe that, our people are lucky to have him as Governor at this time. Nobody should misconstrue a man’s personal luck with that of…
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Ondo is not lucky with Aiyedatiwa part 2
By Kennedy Peretei The reactions that trailed the maiden edition of this series were multi-dimensional; from the Ondo State Government’s information strategists to bootlickers. But, there is no need to respond to them because, the facts are known to all of us that live in Ondo State. They were flat, and as usual, lacking in…
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Nigeria @ 64: Nothing is working except corruption and profligacy
As Nigeria observes its 64th Independence Anniversary, there is little to celebrate. The anticipated joy accompanying such a significant milestone is overshadowed by the harsh realities confronting millions of Nigerians. The once-bright vision of a prosperous, united, and self-sufficient nation has devolved into a persistent struggle against corruption, mismanagement, and failed governance. The narrative of…
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Ondo is not lucky with Aiyedatiwa
By Kennedy Peretei As the 2,053, 061 registered voters in Ondo State prepare to elect a new Governor on Saturday, 16th November, 2024, the people are weighing their options in an economy that has reduced even hard working people to beggars. I wish to take my reference from the time tested axiom that “if the…